Islamic State threatens attack on Washington, other countries  —  Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.  —  The video, which appeared on a site used …

Governor Bentley Refuses Syrian Refugees Relocating to Alabama  —  MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley on Sunday announced he is refusing Syrian refugees relocating to Alabama.  —  “After full consideration of this weekend's attacks of terror on innocent citizens in Paris …

Hillary Clinton Botches Wall Street Questions  —  Hillary Clinton should have seen that Wall Street shot coming.  Instead, she compounded the damage.  —  The former secretary of state was off to a sound outing in Saturday night's debate against Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland.

Iowa's Steve King Endorses Ted Cruz for President  —  “I'm all of the way in supporting Ted Cruz for president,” Rep. Steve King says in video posted by Cruz's campaign.  King says Cruz “has been standing at my side time after time” during crises; says Cruz will make right court appointments …

Why Can't the Dems Say ‘Radical Islam’?  —  How Saturday night's debate displayed a party both at odds with reality and the popular will when it comes to terrorism.  —  Saturday night's Democratic presidential debate offered the country a moment of clarity that exposes just how brittle …

Anger builds after police shoot assault suspect in Minneapolis  —  An officer shot an assault suspect, igniting a tense Black Lives Matter protest.  Organizers schedule news conference for this morning outside Police Department precinct in north Minneapolis.

The Belgian radicals' den  —  Paris investigation leads to run-down Brussels neighborhood notorious for jihadi recruitment. … “We don't have a grip on the situation in Molenbeek.”  —  A confession — a mea culpa almost — summed up the Belgian government's reaction to the links discovered between …

News About Ed Kilgore, Don't Freak Out  —  I have some news to share: chief Political Animal blogger Ed Kilgore has accepted a new job, at New York magazine.  Friday is his last working day here at the Washington Monthly.  —  This is obviously a blow to our readers, including me …

French Interior Minister Wants ‘Dissolution’ Of Some Mosques  —  France has deported 40 imams since 2012 for “preaching hatred”

Trump Calls for ‘Study’ of Mosques After Paris Terror Attacks  —  “You're going to have to watch and study the mosques because a lot of talk is going on at the mosques,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says on MSNBC when asked what should be done to protect U.S. citizens.

Two Days After Paris Attack Obama Administration Transfers Five GITMO Detainees To The UAE  —  Two weeks ago, White House National Security adviser Susan Rice said during an interview that officials in the Obama administration would “die trying” to close Guantanamo Bay prison …

Aaron Rodgers praised for criticizing fan's anti-Muslim comments  —  It was not a red-letter day for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.  Though he led a late rally, many of his passes went wide, and the Packers were trounced by the Detroit Lions, giving that team just its second victory of the season.

John Dickerson keeps Democratic debate on track despite last-minute shuffle  —  CBS News political director John Dickerson had just finished his first rehearsal Friday for the Democratic primary debate when the words “this just in” came through his earpiece.

How Obama is bankrolling a non-stop protest against invented outrage  —  Barack Obama's presidency has been pockmarked by rioting, looting and protests.  That's no coincidence.  It's what the former community organizer sought from Day One.  And it's just going to get worse before he leaves office.

O-Care repeal teeters in Senate  —  Senate Republicans are in danger of not being able to bring an ObamaCare repeal bill to the floor.  —  Senate GOP leaders had hoped to move a House-passed package repealing parts of the controversial healthcare reform law before Thanksgiving.